Ellsworth Honor Guard salutes WWll veteran

Airmen from Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard set down a coffin that holds a World War ll veteran at Black Hills Cemetery in Rapid City, S.D., Sept. 15. The primary mission of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard program is to employ, equip and train Air Force members to provide professional military funeral honors for active duty, retired members and veterans of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

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Ellsworth Honor Guard salutes WWll veteran

Published Sept. 17, 2009
By Airman 1st Class Corey Hook
28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- The Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard is responsible for covering details within 115,000 square miles, stretching through parts of South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska. They average one funeral per week and 1,825 details a year.

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